The branding itself is bad enough --to put another burden on the system of patients who are already in a bad enough state to need a transplant is just cruel-- b

The branding itself is bad enough --to put another burden on the system of patients who are already in a bad enough state to need a transplant is just cruel-- but this also means that he prolonged the operation just to satisfy his vanity, possibly risking further complications, and wasting time that could benefit other patients.